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复数:quarts
“夸脱”是一种液体容量单位,相当于一加仑的四分之一,早在14世纪就已经出现了。它源自于古法语 quarte “四分之一”(13世纪),来自拉丁语 quarta (pars),是 quartus “第四,四分之一”(与 quattuor “四”有关,源自于 PIE 词根 *kwetwer- “四”)的女性形式。
与之相比,拉丁语 quartarius “四分之一”也是一种小型液体容量单位的名称(相当于 sextarius 的四分之一),大约相当于英国品脱。
夸脱:四分之一加伦,946ml
Middle English, from Anglo-French quarte quarter, quart, from feminine of quart, adjective, fourth, from Latin quartus; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four
The first known use of quart was in the 14th century
quarteringadjective
coming from a direction behind and to the side (as of a ship)
a quartering wind
quarterdecknoun
the part of the upper deck that is located toward the rear of a ship
quarterbacknoun
an offensive football back who calls the signals and directs the offensive play of the team
quartnoun
a unit of capacity equal to ¼ gallon or ¹⁄₃₂ bushel see measure
a container or measure having a capacity of one quart
quartnoun
a British unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 69.355 cubic inches or 1.136 liters
a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 57.75 cubic inches or 0.946 liters
1 I hand her the woven bowl and she gulps down about a quart.
2 At the drop of a five-dollar bill he could also fashion an ornate Persian wine goblet from an old quart pop bottle.
3 “Quit readin’ that trash and bring me that quart jar of water for the urn.”
4 She opened the heavy door and saw him standing on the other side of the screen door with two quarts of milk tucked into his arms like marble statues.
5 It is a wise choice to carry an extra quart of oil, a gallon of gas, and a gallon of water in your car when making a road trip.
自驾游时在车里多放一夸脱油、一加仑汽油、一加仑水是一个明智之举。
6 Why, a pint’s the ’alf of a quart, and there’s four quarts to the gallon.
7 He went to the refrigerator and brought out a quart of beer without being asked.
8 There is a quart of milk left in the pail.
桶里还剩下一夸脱牛奶。
9 The word quart is supposed to be pronounced like quart, but with a ^ at the end instead of a t, but is usually pronounced to rhyme with lar\.
10 The rabid little American I call Paul Lazzaro in this book had about a quart of diamonds and emeralds and rubies and so on.
11 Furthermore, regardless of what Ma Charles had said, JimmyTrotter came over the next morning with far less than the two quarts of milk that he normally brought.
12 That glass will contain a quart of beer.
那个杯子可容一夸脱啤酒.
13 Grandma took a quart Mason jar of her beets, and we three got in on that.
14 An old English liquid measure equal to 2.0 quarts ( 1.9 liters ).
波特尔英国旧时的液量单位,相当于2.0夸脱 ( 即1.9升 )
15 Do we need anything from the supermarket Yes. We need a quart of milk.
我们要去超市买点什么吗是的,我们需要一夸脱牛奶。
16 Third day, though, he puts out a quart jar of water for me when I go to pick his beans.
17 They disposed of the last of the frogs for a quart of Old Tennis Shoes and two gallons of 49-cent wine.
18 This bamboo organizer can be conveniently labeled with gallon, quart, sandwich, and snack labels.
19 “Straight from Sophie,” he said, placing a heavy quart bottle of milk on the kitchen table.
20 The unit price is the price of an item per unit measure, for example, one ounce, one quart, one pound.
单价是一件商品计量单位的价格,例如,一盎司、一夸脱、一磅。